Lance Corporal Charles Dowson

1886 - 1916  (30 years)

• Name	Charles Dowson
  Prefix	Lance Corporal
  Birth	14 Aug 1886	Langtoft, , Yorkshire, England   [1]
  	Name:Mother's Maiden Surname: DOWSON, CHARLES WASS GRO Reference: 1886 S Quarter in DRIFFIELD Volume 09D Page 344 First name(s)Charles Last nameDowson Birth quarter3 Birth year1886 Mother's maiden name- DistrictDriffield CountyYorkshire CountryEngland Volume9D Page344 Record setEngland & Wales Births 1837-2006 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryCivil Births Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England © brightsolid online publishing ltd
  Christening	28 Nov 1886	Langtoft With Cottam, , Yorkshire, England   [2]
  	First name(s)Charles Last nameDowson Birth year- Baptism year1886 Baptism date28 Nov 1886 Baptism placeLangtoft with Cottam DenominationAnglican Father's first name(s)James Father's last name- Mother's first name(s)Ruth CountyYorkshire (East Riding) CountryEngland ArchiveEast Riding Archives & Local Studies Service Archive referenceE-PE25-4-1 Page78 Record setYorkshire Baptisms CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryParish Baptisms Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom Transcription © Findmypast
  		I14716 - Baptism Charles Dowson 28111886 I14716 - Baptism Charles Dowson 28111886
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1915	Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada
  	Stableman at City of Saskatoon
  Residence	1912-1915	Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada
  	1327 Ave C North
  Residence	1915	Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada
  	445 Ave Q South
  Burial	1916	Adanac Military (CWGC) Cemetery, Miraumont, , Picardie, France
  Military	1 Apr 1916
  	Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment, 46th Battalion)
  Military	10 Aug 1916	Le Havre, France
  _UID	ADDBAD5ECAC6434A980E09567878CEC134BE
  Death	18 Nov 1916
  	First name(s)Charles Last nameDowson Birth year1886 Age30 Death year1916 Death date18 Nov 1916 WarFirst World War, 1914-1918 Number474247 RankLance Corporal Unit46th Bn. RegimentCanadian Infantry Grave referenceIII. C. 40. Cemetery or memorialAdanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont Burial countryFrance Additional informationSon of James and Ruth Dowson; husband of Elsie Hewes (formerly Dowson), of 453, Avenue Q South, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Native of Langtoft, Yorks, England. Linkhttps://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead Record setCommonwealth War Graves Commission Debt Of Honour CategoryMilitary Service & Conflict SubcategoryFirst World War Collections fromUnited Kingdom, Overseas / Unknown © Commonwealth War Graves Commission
  Person ID	I14716	The Maw Family Tree
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	James Dowson,   b. Abt Sep 1846, Hutton Cranswick, , Yorkshire, England d. 2 Jan 1924, District Beverley (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Ruth Wass,   b. Between Jan and Mar 1849, Langtoft With Cottam, , Yorkshire, England d. 13 Sep 1910, Langtoft With Cottam, , Yorkshire, England (Age ~ 61 years)
  Marriage	Between Oct and Dec 1865	District Driffield   [3]
  Family ID	F9786	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elsie Maw,   b. 2 Oct 1886, Kirk Ella, , Yorkshire, England d. 31 Jul 1968, New Westminster, , British Columbia, Canada (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Between Apr and Jun 1911	District Beverley   [4]
  Children	1. Elsie Ruth Dowson,   b. 26 Mar 1912, District Hull d. 20 May 2001, Largo, Pinellas, Florida, USA (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F9784	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2021

  
  

• Photos

  I14716 - Charles Dowson I14716 - Charles Dowson Photo submitted by Stewart Would

  
  

• Notes

  Photo/Document Submission for Dowson, Charles (I14716) Person's Name: Stewart Would E-mail: sandp.would@tiscali.co.uk Attachment: DOWSON, Charles.tif Description: Hello. Here's an extract from my writing on my Dowson family.. "When Charles arrived in Saskatoon, he found work as a Board of Health Teamster and set up home at 1327 Ave C North with his wife, Elsie. By 1915 his address was 445 Ave Q South. He was by now a stableman, employed by the City of Saskatoon. Brother Clifton is just across the alley at 446 Ave R South. On 1 April 1916 at the age of thirty, Charles signed up with the Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment, 46th Battalion). He made the long journey back to war-torn Europe and trained in England until the Battalion left for Le Havre on 10th August 1916. The unit came to be known as "The Suicide Battalion". The 46th Battalion lost 1,433 killed and 3,484 wounded - a casualty rate of 91.5 percent! Sadly, Charles was killed on 18 November 1916. It is believed he was engaged in the Battle of â?˜Ancre 1916â?™ - a poorly planned attack on â?˜Desire Trenchâ?™. The attack failed at a cost of 37 casualties to the 46th Battalion. Charles had come through the indescribable terror of the five months of The Battle of the Somme, only to be killed on the last day of that battle. He lies in the Anadac Military Cemetery, Miraumont." Credit / Source: n/a

  
  

• Sources

  [S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Driffield - Volume 9d Page 344 (Reliability: 3). [S431] Yorkshire Baptisms Transcription, gbprs_yorkshire_13-0743_gb-yor_parish-registers-e-pe-25-4-1-1537-1900_00042 (Reliability: 3). [S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Driffield - Volume 9d Page 597 (Reliability: 3). [S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Beverley - Volume 9d Page 225 (Reliability: 3).